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In an automaton-ruled 1789 Paris, Aegis fights the king’s legions, develops her combat skills, and explores a path to stop him.
Released 08 Sep 2022
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Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
Developed by Spiders · Published by Nacon
In an alternate 1789, King Louis XVI has crushed the French Revolution with a mechanical army. You play Aegis, an automaton created to guard the queen, as she travels through Paris to oppose the king and his forces.
Combat centers on fighting automatons and large bosses with dodges, parries, jumps, and weapon attacks. Different weapons and combat styles support varied approaches, while stamina, a cooling recovery move, elemental effects, and upgradeable abilities shape each fight.
Explore Parisian districts, find shortcuts and hidden paths, and return to earlier areas as Aegis gains movement abilities such as a grapple and an air dash. Progression lets you improve attributes and equipment, while conversations and side quests with allies can influence the story’s outcome.
Players who enjoy Steelrising often point to its alternate-history Paris, automaton designs, and atmospheric presentation as its strongest draws. Reviews also praise its approachable take on Soulslike combat, weapon and build options, and the chance to explore connected areas. Opinions are mixed on the story and combat depth, and some players find the fights or exploration repetitive.
The city burns and bleeds as it suffers the madness of King Louis XVI and his violent legions of automatons. Aegis, a mechanical masterpiece created by the engineer Vaucanson to be the queen's bodyguard, must save the French Revolution in this challenging action-RPG.
Up against the king's mechanical soldiers, deadly accuracy will be needed. String together dodges, parries, jumps and devastating attacks to fight your way through Paris. Every fight will test your nerve and requires excellent discipline, while the huge relentless machine bosses demand patience and skill.
Define your own style and upgrade your abilities as you progress through the game. You can play as a ruthless warrior, a hard-hitting bodyguard, a deadly dancer or a virtuoso of the elemental arts. Take advantage of a wide variety of weapons and skills to approach each fight in your own unique way.
Using carriages, grapples, secret passages, a detailed map, and other methods and tools you find along the way, explore a city experiencing its darkest days. Your grappling hook adds a new dimension to exploration and Paris's verticality. Combined with your dash ability, it will provide access to all the city's secrets across multiple levels you can explore over and over again.
You are one of the main characters of an alternative history where Paris is being choked by a tyrant king. Allies and enemies with unclear motives will cross your path, such as Marie-Antoinette, Lafayette and Robespierre. It's up to you to cut a path through all the plotting and put an end to one man's madness so that the French Revolution succeeds.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 55 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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